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Photograph caption dated January 19, 1950 reads, "Frederick Kester, 66, and his wife, Margaret, 56, of 13067 Pierce St., Pacoima, leave Valley Municipal Court after receiving continuance until next Wednesday on complaint of health officers. Charge is that their trailer and lean-to shack do not have proper sanitary facilities. Couple, who claim to be prophets, also have 20 cats, goats, ducks and dogs on property."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Van Nuys Courthouse (Los Angeles, Calif.) Couples--California--Los Angeles Temples--California--Los Angeles Animals--California--Los Angeles Cats--California--Los Angeles Women--California--Los Angeles Men--California--Los Angeles County ordinances--California--Los Angeles County Courthouses--California--Van Nuys (Los Angeles) Van Nuys (Los Angeles, Calif.) Group portraits Portrait photographs Valley Times Collection photographs
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